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WEDNESDAY, MARCH

“RED” PARADE IN

SNOWSTORM

:30,000 Men And 585 Tanks

ANNIVERSARY OF JAPANESE ATTACK

"Mailed Fist" Of Moscow

Moscow, February 10, "o-day in a snowstorm 585 tanks 30,000 men of the Red Army paraded across the Red Square in celebration of the holding of the seventeenth Communist Party Con-

•gress. It was also the thirtieth an- niversary of the successful Japan-! ese naval attack on the Russian fleet in Port Arthur harbour.

Such a parade at the time of holding the Congress is unpre cedented. The provincial delegates will now return to their distant homes with a healthy seNSE of Boscow's "mailed 1." They oc

upled

cach side of stands on Lenin's tomb,

·

From the rout of the tomb M. Stalin, the Dictator. In a new mili tary uniform, and his chief lieu. tenants look the salute. Foreign military attaches in full uniform stood at the foot of the tomb with the seniors officers. of the Soviet General Stat. Among the latter I noticed Gen. Biucher, who is new, Commander-in-Chief of the Far

Eastern Red Army.

Led Cantonese Troops, Gen. Blucher im fr known abrond as "Galen," who led the Cantonese forers to Shanghai in 1927.

A1 the meeting of the Congress yesterday he made a very long report on the Soviet- Japanese situation. This bas not been released for publica. tion.

and adjacent streets.

1934.

Another Runaway Romance?

Margaret Sullavan and Jed Himeris

Hollywood is all agog at persistent reports that Margaret Sul. lavan, film star, and Jed Harris, New York theatrical producer, have become married by the elopement route. Mis Sullavan's

absence from Hollywood and Har rix' mysterious departure from Broadway started rumours.

SUICIDE VERDICT|ALLEGED

RETURNED

Capt. Bramwell Firm Theosophist.

"ENOUGH POTASSIUM CYANIDE

TO KILL 20 PERSONS"

latc

WAN

THE

SMUGGLERS

REMANDED

CHIN

EXCELLENT DANCING DISPLAY

Big Tribute Paid To Miss O'Keefe

MISS BETTY PESTONJI IN LIMELIGHT WA

"Grace and jollity," would sum up the performance of the pupils of the O'Keefe-Montgomery School of Dancing in the Dancing Display given, under the patronage of H.E. The Governor, Sir William Peel, at the King's Theatre yesterday evens Jing.

The all-round excellence of the dancing spoke volumes for the patience and industry of Miss O'Keefe, the producer of a first- [class exhibition. - ·

The scene for part one was set in ļa beautiful old-world garden, and, appropriately, enough, the first item was entitled "The Enchanted Gar- den." Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith; opened this scene with a pleasing little song "An Old Garden." The Girl, the Fairy and the Enchan- tress then danced on to awake the sleeping spirits of the garden. Miss Joan Fergusson, Miss Gloria Lee and Miss Yvonne Martin danc- ¦ed graceful toe-dances In this scene, Mian Dawn Digby, the Statue. then Jawoke to dance with a balloon to an

air from Chopin.

In the fourth item a dozen tiny Clowns froliced on to the stage, and Amused the audience with their anties.

Spanish Dance Speciality

The outstanding item in the first half of the programme WHA A Spanish dance "Jota Aragonera," by Miss Betty Pestonji, to the ac Incompaniment of a song by Mr. G.

$5,000 Bail Granted

One Case.

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zel" by Mrs. A. M. Bowes-Smith, Pharmacopoeia-the guiding authority Profession. With jand an excellent tap-dance by four of the Medical Cantering along the front of the 'was returned by the jury at the in- troops In his usual Napoleonte quiry held at the Central Police charged with tempting to ex teen "Midinettes" in attractive cos-ASPRO there is no free Salicylic therefore, it does not harm the unmanifested cargo, five Lumes of black and amber, closedHeart, or have any injurious

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11 was revealed in evidence that until Tuesday, when they appear in the dancing school, Exercléon, army. He made no reference, how-

ed before Mr. S. Balfour at the from those given to the tiniest ever, to Japan.

the late Captain Bramwell took a After a salute of 101 guns to quantity of potassium cyanate, suff-Central Magistracy this morning. pupils, to the accomplished move- Bail was granted firɛi defendant ments of the fully instructed, were He was honour of the "International," the "cient to kill 20 persons.

$5,000, second, fourth and fifth de-displayed. firm believer in march past began to the strains of stated to be a

third defen-

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an exquisite display of toe-dancing. out a hitch. the staff work and it was only a question of going to traffic control being. as ever. ex- another world,” rellent.

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|'AEPRO,' as it is apbedily eliminated not as good as usual, and, pe hapa Mr. S. Balfour acted as Coronersecution have discovered one of the Hungarian Dance by Miss Pat from the systems a few hours after be owing to heavy drafting, the cadets

chief sources of smuggling in this Analow followed, and anothering taken. It neither dopes, deadens from the military academies were

Colony. He contended that the Spanish dance, "Fandanguillo de Grat prisoner has carried

nor drugs. distinctly ruw,

Almerin," by Miss Betty Pestonji business on certain premises, pure was greatly appreciated.

and the jury comprised Messrs. A. 0. Pile (Foreman). A. F. Walkden Fand C. J. Pintus.

Cyanide Potassium.

6,5.

on

Fine Civilian Force Some sixty so-called "civilian"

Dr. L.. D. Pringle, of the Govern and that there was an agreement dance by the Misses P. Scatcher, G. ly with the purpose of smuggling. The "Harlequin and Columbine” companies were, on the other hand, ment Civil Hospital, In evidence between him and the second com- Martin and quite impressive. They are the said that he held a post-mortem on pradore of the

H. Martin, evoked local equivalent of Storm Troops, the body and found that death was

Sandviken much applause, as did the display] and were not included on the Red consistent

whereby goods could be smuggled of ball-room dancing by Mr. S. A. with poisoning by! Army's strength in the returns sent cyanide potassium,

out of the Colony.

Gray and Miss' Bella Pestonjl. Mr. Sin, in protesting against to Geneva,

Mr. V. C. Branson, Government

Iteins Omitted The regular cavalry were as one Analyst, suid that he found 402 the large amount of bail necessary, stated that even if his client, the

Unfortunately, owing to pressure 20 ever. But the artiller horses grammes of hydrocyne acid in the

in were surprisingly "bl .n." and deccused's, organa, which this Arst defendant, were guilty, the of time, several items had to be

(offence was only a minor one, and,

emitted, and the last Item before looked as if they had "bɩen fed on case were formed by cyanide postas-

further,

the Grand Finale was the "Mazur. the cargo Bolzed WIL wet hay.

Jaium. The legal dose usually taken;

atated to be worth $2,500, and was ka," in which ten small giria, in Witness grammes. The pride of the day was a score was only .06

his client's property, which in it- Russian costumes, delighted the "of tractor-drawn heavy guns-also declared that a glass, given to

self should be sufficient guarantee

audience. eight-inch or thereabouts. They him by the police and which

{against his absconding.. shared the loudest applause with a stated to have been found in the de- amart company of Girl Cadets. ceased's room at the Hotel, contain-

WAR

The orchestral music was pro vided by the string band of the Ist|| Lincolnshire Regiment, epecial

The usual wealth of mechanised ed four drops of a solution of this CONSPIRACY CHARGE planoforte, accompaniments being

•

Financial Difficulties

and motorised unita was also dis-polson. played.

A monaler air demonstration Mr. John Pymm, a friend of the which had been arranged had to be deceased, in evidence, said that he cancelled owing to the snowstorm, did not know that the late Captain Bramwell was in financial difficulties until after his death.. He was a

HORTICULTURAL SHOW.

To-day's Local Event.

SUBSTITUTED

by Mrs. Sinclair, Mrs. B. J. Bulter, Mrs R. Pestonji, and Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith.

Alleged Armed Robbers. After the performance, which was applauded throughout by a |well crowded house, the stage: was 'one mass of colour from the many

Remanded,

firm believer in Theosophy and had The charges of conspiracy floral tributes.

always talked of death.-

against three unemployed Chinese, The following took part in. the

dan,

KOMOR

&

KOMOR HONG KONG

New goods arrived. From 50 cts. to 35,000. Every article marked in plain Agures.

"Toot J. Binclair.

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Tribute To Late Mr. Mori

Detective Inspector John Murphy Cheung Po-kung, Fong Kwal and programme the Kisses. A. Dovey, R ADDRESS ON INDIA, said that as far as he could ascer-Yu Chung, who appeared on re-Langston, J. Ralston, P. Fletcher, A. tain the deceat had $15,000 in mand before Mr. E. W. Hamilton Chan, August 1988, but he had since spent at the 'Central Magistracy, this Entries have been received. from most of the money,

morning, were substituted for that Lady Peel and Lady Ho Tung' among The Late Capiain Bramwell, of armed robbery upon the applica-

The late Captain Bramwell was tion of Sub-inspector Nolloth Pestonj many others for to-day's annual Hong Kong Horticultural Society 56 years of age and a native of Buth; The three accused were arrested; Patoril, 12 Let Dunn, L. Chang, W. Show at the Volunteers' "leadquare Somersetabire

Saat Saturday, on the Arst floor of Anslow, H. Dillon, B. Wong, På Castro, ters, commencing at 3 p.m. After serving his early appren- 60, Lockhart Road, attempting to *Kinchin, "A... Buyers.-D. Freeman,

P Mrs. Borrett, wife of the General ticeship days under the Shaw Bavili rob the other doors of the bull: Lao, Best, 317 Croathwaite B Blumenthall, Fisher, M.; Bend, N. Offcer Commanding the Troops, will and Albion Company he came out to dinge - Weapons, Including a re- | May, [distributa: the prizes.

China to join the Indo-Chins Steam volver 12 rounds of ammunition, | Navigation Company, an

Jike weapon designed for About a year ago, the deceased the

and four ontaining was,"

- A total of 45,87 per cent; of the retired, and had been since

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CHINESE NUN WINS CASE-

Sued For $452 For Work And Material,

#Judgment with coals" for "defens dant:was given when Tuang

trading as Tsang, Chuen

Sik Yum-chi, a Chinesi

from

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done and matari

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the

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